One-third of all albatross chicks die on the Midway Atoll, often as the result of being mistakenly fed plastic by their parents. The North Pacific Gyre is commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But a more accurate description might be a giant vortex of plastic soup , roughly twice the size of Texas. Awareness of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is widespread, but it hasnt translated into widespread actionyet. Tackling the challenge is daunting, but the truth is that we CAN all do something to end plastic waste in our oceans. But first, heres what we know so far (e.g., the scary part): 6.4 million metric tons of plastic circles the globe. The U.N. estimates that 6.4 million metric tons of plastic debris pollutes the worlds oceansand some scientists say this number is optimistic at best. Scientists dont know the full extent of the proliferation of plastics i...